Right. Like all Trek bikes, that’s a base with decals and clear coat. The bike itself is like a strange icon-cheetah. Of note for Bike Hugger is the bikes, art, and design. I also don’t think the public has made the connection between those Andre the Giant posters they see and Obama or Shep or Lance.

Nope, not destined for Mellow Johnny’s. The Shepard bike, along with a time trial bike decorated be famed painter Kenny Scharf and a few others, will be part of an exhibit in Paris in July and will then be auctioned off by the LAF in New York in October.